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Glass looked at her, then at everyone else to get their opinion. Nature Girl and purple guy didn’t seem very keen on the idea, but the others either weren’t willing to voice their concerns, or they didn’t care either way. The only ones who seemed eager to meet Screwball were Beak and Shark.
Seeing as there were no outright objections, Glass nodded.
<span class="mu-g">“Alright. She can stay, so long as she doesn’t cause any trouble.”</span>
Screwball pumped her fist, seemingly forgetting that she was still being held by Shark.
<span class="mu-s">“Whoo! You won’t even know that I’m here.”</span>
You sincerely doubted that.
<span class="mu-s">“So, what were we talking about?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Well, <span class="mu-i">we</span> were talking about ways that we could make money, but almost all of our ideas include me selling wood and animal byproducts.”</span> Nature Girl explained.
<span class="mu-r">“Hey, we had other ideas too.”</span> Beak complained.
<span class="mu-g">“Not a whole lot of good ones.”</span> Nature Girl shot back.
That sparked another round of arguments, which Screwball listened to with fascination. After about a minute, Glass cut the argument short.
<span class="mu-g">“Hey! Knock it off, guys. Arguing won’t get us anywhere. There are no bad ideas. We just have to figure out ways where we can all contribute.”</span>
<span class="mu-s">“Have you thought about a charity event?”</span>
Everyone turned to stare at Screwball. She was standing on her own two feet this time.
<span class="mu-b">“What? Like, begging people for money?”</span>
The purple guy didn't look too keen on the idea.
<span class="mu-s">“Well, less like begging, and more like providing something in return so that it feels like a fair trade. Like homemade bracelets or sweets.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Like a bake sale.”</span> you concluded.
<span class="mu-s">“Yeah! Or…”</span>
Screwball gasped, suddenly overcome with excitement.
<span class="mu-s">“We could give people the ‘Central Park Mutant Experience’. Let people stay here with you, provide a little hospitality, and just hang out with them. For a fee, of course. Think of it like an Airbnb.”</span>
Everyone exchanged skeptical glances.
<span class="mu-s">“Would people really pay for something like that?”</span> Tommy asked.
<span class="mu-s">“I can’t imagine there’d be that many people willing to pay money to spend time in a public park.”</span>
<span class="mu-s">“That’s not what chat’s saying~.”</span> Screwball said in a sing-song voice.
<span class="mu-g">“Who?”</span> Glass asked.
<span class="mu-r">“Her viewers. They’re watching right now.”</span> you answered.
Ester hid her face behind her curtain of black hair and ran to hide behind Tommy.
Glass turned to face Screwball fully.
<span class="mu-g">“And…they’re saying that they would pay to stay here for a few days?”</span>
<span class="mu-s">“Well, we’d have to spice up the offer first. We’d need food, places for them to sleep, fun activities planned, security, and some reliable staff. And if you really want to seal the deal, you could tell them that you’re going to be having a special celebrity guest star appearance.”</span>
Glass responded to Screwball’s smug expression with a look of confusion.
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